The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-30
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MERCER COMMENCEMENT
CELEBRATING IT'S FORTY-N1NTH
-..-- ANNIVERSARY.

The orations Delivered According to
Class-Standing-List of the Essayists
Comforting the Degree-The Alumni
Elect the old Officers-Crowd at the
Lucy Cobb Institute.
MACON, GA, June 29.--The forty. ninth
anniversary of Mercer University was cele-
brated in the commencement exercises to-
day. Masonic Hall was packed. On the
stage, in addition to the faculty and trus-
tees, were several distinguished gentlemen.
After the invocation, by DIR. +. M. Ellis, of
Baltimore, seven members of the Senior
class, selected according to class standing,
delivered orations as follows:
Latin Salutation" second honnr,--
James r. Cain, of Hancock county.
Are We Progressingl' second honor)--
Brantley W. Helvenston, of Florida.
The Man of lSS7n-James B. Fitzgerald,
of Stewart county.
I'M Admirari." Joseph w. Palmer, of
Bibb county.
Music
What is Success" William A. Hogan, Of
Lincoln county.
What the Colleges Of the Sohth are
Doing" Ieander Kennedy, Of Tattnall coun-
W.
"Valedictory" first honor) Robert E.
Ryals, Of Bibb county.
THE EssAYIsrs.
The essayists of the class were Joseph Z.
Bivens, of Marion county Joseph E. Brown.
Of Cherokee county; Thomas NJ. Galloway.
Of Troup county; Charles G. Dilworth, OF
Florida; Roland S. Ellis, of Bibb county:
Houston X. Harper, of Floyd county;
Donald Harper, of Floyd county; Eugene 4.
IN
Call, of Spalding county, and Joseph w.
Smith, of Bibb county. Their essays were
not read, but were deposited in the archives
of the university Following the above an
nouncelnents were the graduating exercises
proper.
coNFERRrNG THE DEGREE.
The degree of A. b. was conferred on the
members of the senior class as follows: A.
L. Barron, A. J. Battle, Jr, J. u. Bivens,
w. j. Bullock, j. Il, Brown, Jr., J. j.
Brown, j. R. Cain, T. M. Galloway. G. Y.
Coke, 9. G. Dilworth, r. s. Ellis, @. G.
Evans J. B. Fitzgerald, e. w. Freeman, NJ.
b. Greer, George Hamburger, Donald
Harper, H. r. Harper, r. G. Harbfield, r.
C. Hazelhurst, W. +. Hawkins, B. w. Hell
venston, Il. Il. Hinke, w. A. Hogan, w. r..
Jennings, l.. Kennedy, NJ. NJ Fitzpatrick,
M. r. Little, II. H. Mccall, j. w. Palmer
r. L. Ryals, +. G. Schofeld, and j. w.
Sraith.
PRIZES DELIVERED.
After the conferring of the degrees and
awarding of the diplomas, DR.. A. j. Battle
delivered the baccalaureate address,
followed by the delivery Of
the sophomore and junior prizes
for defamation and English composition by
Hon. Lloyd Cleveland, of Griffin. The first
sophomore prize was awarded to Monroe g.
Ogden, of Macon, and the second to Curran
r. Ellis, of Macon. The junior medal was
given TO Carl Steed, of Macon.
The exercises of the college were then ad-
journed to Sept. %. Next year being the
iiftieth anniversary of the college, the trus-
tees have decided TO celebrate it in some un,
usual manner.
BRAIN AND BRAwN.
DR. Ellis remained over and delivered his
great lecture, brain and Brawn.n to a
large audience I'm Masonic Hall tonight
At the annual meeting of the Alumni
Association yesterday the old officers, all
efficient and popular members, were re-
elected, as follows: President, DIR. j. q.
Ryals: Vice President, Rev. G.. r. Mccall;
Secretary, Prof J. f. Willet; Treasurer,
Glenn r. Stead Glenn Stead was elected
Alumni orator for next year and John r.
Ross, alternate.